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The latest Community stories from Lindsay and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
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Lindsay student wins prestigious Terry Fox Humanitarian award
The 15 exceptional young Canadian recipients of the 2023 Terry Fox Humanitarian Award have been announced -- and a Lindsay student is among them.
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Lindsay’s ‘Ironman’ men's clothier, Greg Nisbett, dead at 62
Greg Nisbett, a well-known fixture in Lindsay’s downtown retail environment as owner of Nisbett’s Clothiers, has died this week at 62 from cancer.
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Lindsay's first permanent skatepark opens at BGC
On Tuesday, MPP Laurie Scott and MP Jamie Schmale met with BGC Kawarthas (formerly the Boys and Girls Club of Kawartha) participants, sponsors and partners gathered today to officially open Lindsay’s first permanent skatepark at BGC Kawartha’s facility at 107 Lindsay Street South
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Dunsford’s Jon Thurston on his inspiring run to victory at World Wheelchair Championship
Jon Thurston of Dunsford has recently returned from the World Wheelchair Championship where he helped get Team Canada all the way to the finals against China, where they placed second.
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The Starlight Ball will help Globus Theatre raise money at a signature gala fundraiser
Globus Theatre is turning 20 and that deserves a party to end all parties -- so why not join in the festivities?
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Toy Story: Lindsay’s Simon Ward and son Theodore leave no stone unturned in quest for Star Wars memorabilia
The Hero’s Journey as a formula has almost been done to death by Hollywood screenwriters.
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The Lindsay Agricultural Society Hires New General Manager
The Lindsay Agricultural Society has announced it has hired Shanice Sproule as the new LAS general manager.
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Road trip Portugal
Advocate graphic designer, Christina Dedes, put together two recent issues of the Advocate on the road, while travelling in Portugal.
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Amy Terrill on broadcast memories, never doing things by halves, and finding her inner author
As it turns out, Amy Terrill and I have a lot in common.
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Optimist Club hoping for a busy year with soccer for hundreds of kids
The Optimist Club, which has run recreational soccer in Lindsay for over three decades, is hoping the 2023 playing season will see more than 400 local youth suiting up to enjoy the so-called beautiful game.
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Local women thriving in non-traditional roles
In the 2016 Census, male-dominated occupations in Ontario had less than a 5 per cent share from females.
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New STEAM education, art and entrepreneurship centre launching in Lindsay
The Pinnguaq Association today announced the purchase of the former public works building located at 12 Peel Street in Lindsay, and the launch of renovations to create a world-class STEAM education and entrepreneurship centre.
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How the local labour movement helped shape Kawartha Lakes
On Friday, Nov. 4 and Monday, Nov. 7, hundreds of Kawartha Lakes education workers joined tens of thousands striking education workers across the province to protest Bill 28.
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Lawyer Jason Ward talks candidly about substance abuse and mental health issues to help others
High profile Lindsay lawyer Jason Ward, who recently stepped away from practicing law at Wards Lawyers, has come forward to speak openly with the Advocate Podcast about the struggles that pushed him to the brink of his professional and personal life.
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'I do': Local businesses have created a romance-based tourism boom with little help from the city
Even as snowdrifts cover local fields and our lakes sleep under the ice, members of a vibrant local industry are focused on the warmer months, when they’ll embark on yet another jam-packed season of serving a tourism sector many Kawartha Lakes residents have no idea exists.
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Paul Riley on storytelling, his two careers and what he owes his immigrant mother
His pint of Turbo Hazy Hot Rod clinks with my own pint of Lock 33 at the Pie Eyed Monk.
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The Spirit of Christmas is alive and well in Fenelon Falls
From left to right: Kristy Lindsay, FFSS head of guidance, Susan Sainsbury, educational assistant, and Christa Bradburn, FFSS principal.
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Kirkfield firehall rocked by mass resignations
At a meeting on Dec. 19, six of Kirkfield’s 17 volunteer firefighters announced they are resigning from the force. Five of the six will resign effective Jan. 1, 2023
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Restoring civility
It’s a summer Monday at the post office on Cambridge Street in Lindsay.
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Christmas – Crafted in Kawartha Lakes
Even those who don’t know a knitting needle from a darning needle can still give the gift of something handmade, thanks to the artisans and crafters of Kawartha Lakes, who are well stocked for the season.